Jah Love passed away last week on Tuesday evening due to
diabetes complications and was buried at Warren Hills Cemetery in the capital
after the government declared him a liberation war hero for his contribution to
the arts industry.
The 31-year-old star, whose real name was Soul Muzavazi
Musaka, was one of the pioneers of the Zimdancehall genre and had produced
countless hit records before his death.
However, Zimbabweans are guaranteed to continue looking
forward to Jah Love’s new music if everything goes according to plan. “He left
well over 50 songs in different recording studios; we are still compiling the actual number.
“The plan is to release at least two songs per year and we
will be guaranteed as a country that we will enjoy his music for the next 20
years or so,” Zimdancehall DJ Templeman told the Daily News. Once the dust
settles, Templeman said all stakeholders involved in Jah Love’s estate will
work on the modalities to periodically release the archived material.
“It will involve the family of Soul Jah Love, his
Conquering Family and the music producers. The good thing is that all the
producers that worked with Soul Jah Love are still alive,” he said.
“People are still mourning and I believe by next month, all
the necessary information will be at hand. “Imagine what would happen if some
music recording companies announced they are launching new Marshal Munhumumwe or Leonard Dembo songs?” he said.
A number of international music acts have had successful
posthumous careers after their previously unreleased material hit the market.
Bob Marley is one such act. Although he died in May 1981, Marley’s album
Legend, which was released in 1984, is still topping the reggae and billboard
charts to this day.
Slain American rapper Tupac has released chart topping
posthumous albums like The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Until the End of
Time, Better Dayz and Pac’s Life. It is the same with his music rival, the
Notorious B.I.G, whose Life After Death
album was released to critical acclaim just 16 days after his death in 1997.
Other musicians that have had successful projects released
following their death including Garnet Silk, John Lennon, Queen and Amy
Winhouse. If Jah Love’s unreleased works are properly managed, there is a huge
appetite for his music considering the large fanbase he left behind. Thousands
of music fans turned up for his burial despite the Covid-19 lockdown and ban on
public gatherings.
Police had a torrid time trying to control the huge crowd
which turned the funeral into a celebration of Jah Love’s life. Daily News
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